Thursday, June 25, 2009

Tips On How To Prevent Catching Swine Flu


With many deaths recorded in Mexico, a new strain of swine flu virus is sweeping the globe. Several nations have suspect cases reported, from as far away as Hong Kong, Canada, Israel France and New Zealand.

Here are a few simple precautions you need to take to provide effective self-protection against the threat of a global pandemic:

•Make sure you cover your nose and mouth if you sneeze or cough. Ensure you get rid of the tissue in the rubbish can after you use it. Keep a mask handy in case anyone sneezes or coughs around you.

One sneeze alone projects 100,000 droplets into the air at a speed of approximately 90 mph, settling on ATM and computer keypads, elevator buttons, door knobs, escalator railings and grocery trolley handles.

British researchers report that in a subway rail-station at rush hour, as high as 10 percent of all travellers can come in contact with the spray and residue from just one sneeze. That means as many as 150 commuters can be infected by one uncovered cough, or sneeze. The stream of air hurtling from a cough, moves at speeds that are close to 600 mph.

•Always wash your hands frequently, for up to 20 seconds, with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Always wash your hands thoroughly prior to eating and whenever possible do not eat with your hands.

It is estimated that around 80 percent of all infections are passed on by hands. If you aren't able to wash your hands, use hand-sanitizers which have 60% alcohol content. These are readily available in handy pocket size containers.

•Try to avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth and definitely avoid kissing on the cheeks.

Germs are spread more quickly through that method of transmission.

•Try to stay away from sick people. Isolation and keeping your distance are your most efficient protective measures.

•Stay home from work or school if you get sick and keep your contact with others limited, so as to not infect anyone else.

•Keep aware and recognize any abnormal symptoms. If you are in doubt, go and seek professional advice.

•Ensure you eat well, closely monitor your sleep habits and make sure you exercise regularly. Upgrade your vitamin C intake and ensure you practice good hygiene.

Swine flu can be treated. Though it is unaffected by two of the four drugs approved for treating flu, two new arrivals, Tamiflu and Relenza have proven to be successful.


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Friday, June 19, 2009

Avoid Virus H1N1


alpha H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is a type A swine influenza virus of swine respiratory disease caused by the virus in an outbreak of swine influenza caused. Is usually very few cases of human influenza virus infection in pigs. In recent years, the United States also exceptional cases of swine flu infection, most patients with sick pigs have had direct contact person. May be through contact with infected pigs or pig influenza viruses contact with infected environment, or with swine influenza virus infections occurred in contact with people. Of human infection with swine flu after the flu symptoms and is similar to ordinary people, including fever, cough, sore throat, body pain, headache, chills and fatigue, and some also suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, weight would be secondary to pneumonia and respiratory failure, or even death.
I. Type A H1N1 influenza and its deadly dangers of:
Of human infection with swine flu after the flu symptoms and is similar to ordinary people, including fever, cough, sore throat, body pain, headache, chills and fatigue, and some also suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, weight would be secondary to pneumonia and respiratory failure, or even death.
Second, prevention and treatment of
Alpha treatment of H1N1 influenza vaccines have not yet emerged. There is no evidence that the spread of swine flu through food. Therefore, the consumption of properly cooked pork and pork products are safe. The internal temperature of cooked pork 71 ℃, can kill bacteria and viruses.
The correct approach is to develop good personal hygiene, washing hands frequently, especially after contact with public goods and then wash their hands before touching their eyes, nose and mouth; when sneezing and coughing should cover your mouth and nose with tissue paper; room maintained ventilation.
Third, a return to strengthen the disease prevention
At present, the epidemic of human infection with swine influenza known to have occurred in California (California), Texas (Texas) and Kansas (Kansas) 3 states, as well as the capital of Mexico City, Mexico (Federal District, Mexico City), south-east of Oaxaca (Oaxaca), in central St. Louis potosi Bolivia (San Luis Potosi) and the north of Mexicali (Mexicali) and Baja California (Baja California) and other five cities. Suggested that the Chinese citizens to travel to these areas of business and travel, should be aware of the progress of the local epidemic, good personal protection. Travel agencies in the delegation to travel to these areas, it is obliged to inform the members of the epidemic situation, to remind members to do a good job of personal protective. The main personal protective measures are:
1, to avoid contact with influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) or pneumonia and other respiratory tract of patients.
2, to observe good personal hygiene, frequent hand-washing with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.
3, to avoid contact with pigs or pig to have a place.
4, to avoid going to crowded places.
5, when coughing or sneezing, cover mouth and nose with tissue paper, tissue paper and then thrown into the trash.
6, such as outside the influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), should immediately seek medical treatment (medical treatment should be wearing masks), to the local public health agencies and description of inspection and quarantine departments.
Entry returned from the region, such as influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), should take the initiative to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies. Swine influenza virus is expected to be more widely disseminated, "cases in the different communities, we believe that it is difficult to control. The new virus appears to be easily spread between humans, but cases in many places, patients do not know each other, indicating the virus from hidden ways to quietly spread. as a result of respiratory diseases are too common, doctors rarely test patients, and some swine flu may never know their own patients infected with swine flu. to the United States as an example of the cases, the patient's condition is not serious, this more difficult to trace the spread of the virus.
H1N1 virus emerged in Mexico worrying, because "every time the virus variants, it would mean that the resistance of human influenza may be less than the regulation of the immune system to resist the new viruses." Ren most worrying is that the multi-hit Mexico is young and healthy. Although the H5N1 bird flu virus in Asia over the past few years the spread, but never developed like Mexico, like the outbreak of swine flu can be spread easily in the human genes.
Roche's Tamiflu, pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKline flu-ching music (Relenza) are the anti-influenza drugs, the test showed that administration to swine influenza virus. Two pharmaceutical companies said yesterday is closely monitoring the swine flu epidemic that can supply millions of drugs and prepared to study new vaccines. Once turned into a swine flu epidemic, as a result of oral Tamiflu is, I believe the demand will increase significantly. Roche said Tamiflu has 3,000,000 stock, half in the United States, the other half kept in Switzerland.

I. Type A H1N1 influenza and its deadly dangers of:
Of human infection with swine flu after the flu symptoms and is similar to ordinary people, including fever, cough, sore throat, body pain, headache, chills and fatigue, and some also suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, weight would be secondary to pneumonia and respiratory failure, or even death.
Second, prevention and treatment of
Alpha treatment of H1N1 influenza vaccines have not yet emerged. There is no evidence that the spread of swine flu through food. Therefore, the consumption of properly cooked pork and pork products are safe. The internal temperature of cooked pork 71 ℃, can kill bacteria and viruses.
The correct approach is to develop good personal hygiene, washing hands frequently, especially after contact with public goods and then wash their hands before touching their eyes, nose and mouth; when sneezing and coughing should cover your mouth and nose with tissue paper; room maintained ventilation.
Third, a return to strengthen the disease prevention
At present, the epidemic of human infection with swine influenza known to have occurred in California (California), Texas (Texas) and Kansas (Kansas) 3 states, as well as the capital of Mexico City, Mexico (Federal District, Mexico City), south-east of Oaxaca (Oaxaca), in central St. Louis potosi Bolivia (San Luis Potosi) and the north of Mexicali (Mexicali) and Baja California (Baja California) and other five cities. Suggested that the Chinese citizens to travel to these areas of business and travel, should be aware of the progress of the local epidemic, good personal protection. Travel agencies in the delegation to travel to these areas, it is obliged to inform the members of the epidemic situation, to remind members to do a good job of personal protective. The main personal protective measures are:
1, to avoid contact with influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.) or pneumonia and other respiratory tract of patients.
2, to observe good personal hygiene, frequent hand-washing with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.
3, to avoid contact with pigs or pig to have a place.
4, to avoid going to crowded places.
5, when coughing or sneezing, cover mouth and nose with tissue paper, tissue paper and then thrown into the trash.
6, such as outside the influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), should immediately seek medical treatment (medical treatment should be wearing masks), to the local public health agencies and description of inspection and quarantine departments.
Entry returned from the region, such as influenza-like symptoms (fever, cough, runny nose, etc.), should take the initiative to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies. Swine influenza virus is expected to be more widely disseminated, "cases in the different communities, we believe that it is difficult to control. The new virus appears to be easily spread between humans, but cases in many places, patients do not know each other, indicating the virus from hidden ways to quietly spread. as a result of respiratory diseases are too common, doctors rarely test patients, and some swine flu may never know their own patients infected with swine flu. to the United States as an example of the cases, the patient's condition is not serious, this more difficult to trace the spread of the virus.
H1N1 virus emerged in Mexico worrying, because "every time the virus variants, it would mean that the resistance of human influenza may be less than the regulation of the immune system to resist the new viruses." Ren most worrying is that the multi-hit Mexico is young and healthy. Although the H5N1 bird flu virus in Asia over the past few years the spread, but never developed like Mexico, like the outbreak of swine flu can be spread easily in the human genes.
Roche's Tamiflu, pharmaceutical, GlaxoSmithKline flu-ching music (Relenza) are the anti-influenza drugs, the test showed that administration to swine influenza virus. Two pharmaceutical companies said yesterday is closely monitoring the swine flu epidemic that can supply millions of drugs and prepared to study new vaccines. Once turned into a swine flu epidemic, as a result of oral Tamiflu is, I believe the demand will increase significantly. Roche said Tamiflu has 3,000,000 stock, half in the United States, the other half kept in Switzerland.

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Monday, June 8, 2009

The Miracle of Green Tea


Is any other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. In her book Green Tea: The Natural Secret for a Healthier Life, Nadine Taylor states that green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4,000 years.

Today, scientific research in both Asia and the west is providing hard evidence for the health benefits long associated with drinking green tea. For example, in 1994 the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published the results of an epidemiological study indicating that drinking green tea reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent. University of Purdue researchers recently concluded that a compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. There is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:

* cancer
* rheumatoid arthritis
* high cholesterol levels
* cariovascular disease
* infection
*

impaired immune function

What makes green tea so special?

The secret of green tea lies in the fact it is rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant: besides inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.

Links are being made between the effects of drinking green tea and the "French Paradox." For years, researchers were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a diet rich in fat, the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans. The answer was found to lie in red wine, which contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet. In a 1997 study, researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which may explain why the rate of heart disease among Japanese men is quite low, even though approximately seventy-five percent are smokers.

Why don't other Chinese teas have similar health-giving properties? Green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. What sets green tea apart is the way it is processed. Green tea leaves are steamed, which prevents the EGCG compound from being oxidized. By contrast, black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented leaves, which results in the EGCG being converted into other compounds that are not nearly as effective in preventing and fighting various diseases.

Other Benefits

New evidence is emerging that green tea can even help dieters. In November, 1999, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published the results of a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.

Green tea can even help prevent tooth decay! Just as its bacteria-destroying abilities can help prevent food poisoning, it can also kill the bacteria that causes dental plaque. Meanwhile, skin preparations containing green tea - from deodorants to creams - are starting to appear on the market.

Harmful Effects?

To date, the only negative side effect reported from drinking green tea is insomnia due to the fact that it contains caffeine. However, green tea contains less caffeine than coffee: there are approximately thirty to sixty mg. of caffeine in six - eight ounces of tea, compared to over one-hundred mg. in eight ounces of coffee.

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